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BILL OF RIGHTS
"There are a lot of things that people in America don't have any
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Emergency: Hair and Nylons Needed for the BP Oil Spill Send nylons and hair (yours and your pets!) to help clean up the oil spills. All salons, groomers, wool farmers, individuals, pet owners... Everyone is welcome! http://www.matteroftrust.org/ |
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Discretionary Grants for Indian Children |
Native American Mentoring Initiative |
Native American Images in
Film Tuesday and Thursday, May, 2010 Turner Classic Movies TV Examines Native Americans as portrayed in film. Hanay Geiogamah offers commentary from a Native View. www.tcm.com/ |
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Native American Student Language
Internship |
National Foster
Care Month |
BrainTrack A university and college information and search directory that includes university/colleges for Native students http://www.braintrack.com/ |
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Save The Child / Save The Teenager June 24 - 25 , 2010
Las
Vegas, NV – Mirage Hotel
From Micro-Management to Micro-Leadership For Tribal Council,
School Board, Directors. |
Save The Child / Save The Teenager
May 31 - June 1, 2010
Academic
Excellence Workshop
For
teachers, tutors, classroom aides, Indian education, after school, summer staff
and Tribal Ed. |
Save The Child / Save The Teenager June 29 – 30 Uncasville, CT
From Micro-Management to Micro-LeadershipDesigned for Tribal
Council, School Board, Education Directors, Bd. Members,
Superintendents, Principals and V. Principals |
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Assignment: The World Deadline June 30, 2010 PBS Teachers can get free access to this weekly news and global issues program for the rest of the school year. Targets grades 3-8 http://atwonline.org |
Save The Child / Save The Teenager June 16 – 17, 2010 Oklahoma City, OK,
From
Micro-Management to Micro-Leadership For Tribal Council, School Board, Tribal
and Youth Directors, Superintendents, Principals and Vice Principals |
Pre-Doctoral Diversity Fellowship in Native American Studies, Deadline: Until Filled Dates: August 16, 2010- May 31, 2011 Ithica College, New York Supports promising scholars who are committed to diversity http://www.icjobs.org |
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Ride for the Rescues June 13, 2010 Nationwide Funds raised will assist the national horse rescue community and at-risk horses across the country. http://www.humanesociety.org/ |
NCGLNAC Cultural
Arts Classes Pre-registration by July 21 August 2 - 6, 2010 Portland, Indiana 11 traditional classes for youth ages 12-up including deer leg bags, sweet grass baskets, atlatls, and more. Contact Kay Neumayr: kay.neumayr@ncglnac.com www.ncglnac.org |
23rd Annual Michigan Indian Family Olympics July 30, 2010 Central Michigan University, MI jharman@sagchip.org |
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NIEA Annual Award Nominations Deadline: May 28, 2010 Nominate those who have made outstanding contributions to Native education! niea@niea.org |
Native
Literatures: Generations (NLG)— Online Quarterly |
Grants for Public Health Projects Grants for grassroots, public health projects that target healthy lifestyles http://www.cdpublications.com/d092 |
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Grants for Child & Youth Programs Deadline: May 18, 2010 To raise awareness and provide outreach programs to victims of violence in underserved areas. http://cdpublications.com/ |
Nepal
International Indigenous Film Festival 2010 |
Wick Kenney Fund Deadline: Primarily June and December Supports nonprofit organizations that work to protect and restore watersheds in the Western United States. www.kenneybrosfdn.org/ |
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The 2nd International Indigenous Leadership Gathering
2010 May 31 - June 6, 2010 Columbia, Canada Grandmother Mona Polacca from The International Council of Thirteen Indigenous Grandmothers www.protectingthesacred.ning.com |
Model United
Nations Conference |
Sarajevo 2010 International Summer School
Deadline: May 31, 2010 July 25-August 7, 2010 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina Topic “Human Rights and Transitional Justice” Open to graduate and postgraduate students of law related disciplines http://www.eastchance.com |
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Seventh Generation Fund for Indian Development Deadline: June 1, 2010 Grants support Arts Culture, Environmental, Health, Justice, and more http://www.7genfund.org/ |
Graduate Horizons
2010 Pre-Graduate Workshop 2010 |
Elder
Care Initiative Long-Term Care
Grant Program Deadline: June 4, 2010 Provides support for the development of American Indian/Alaska Native long-term care services. http://www.ihs.gov/ |
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Wairoa Maori Film Festival 2010 Wairoa, New Zealand June 4-7, 2010 http://www.eventfinder.co.nz/ |
4th International
Indigenous Traditional Knowledge Conference |
Marine and Anadromous Fish Habitat Restoration Grants Deadline: June 7, 2010 Provides funding for local communities and government agencies across coastal America, the Great Lakes region, and U.S. Territories http://www.fishamerica.org |
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Ancestral Voices: Transitioning into
Today’s Technology June 7 - June 23 , 2010 The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona From the American Indian Language Development Institute www.u.arizona.edu/~aildi/ |
Native Learning
Center Summer Conference |
Learning in the Arts for Children and Youth
June 10, 2010 For projects that help K-12 youth acquire knowledge and understanding of and skills in the arts. http://foundationcenter.org/ |
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America's Promise Alliance: My Idea Grants Program Deadline: June 11, 2010 Grants awarded to high school-aged youth for ideas to help increase a community’s graduation rate anywhere in the United States. www.americaspromise.org/ |
Gathering of Great
Lakes Nations Pow Wow |
KODAK Scholarship Program 2010 Deadline: June 14, 2010 For university or college students of film, film production, or cinematography. http://www.eastchance.com/ |
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Nature
of Learning Grants Deadline: June 14, 2010 To start or expand Nature of Learning programs in their communities. http://www.nfwf.org/ |
EPA Sense of
Wonder Contest |
Learn
and Serve America Youth Engagement Zone Deadline: June 15, 2010 Support for youth opportunities to engage in school or community-based service-learning activities. http://www.nationalservice.gov/ |
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Society of American Indian Government Employees (SAIGE) Youth Track June 14-18, 2010 Uncasville, Connecticut. For Native students ages 18-25 interested in a professional degree a career with a government agency. www.saige.org |
Writing Retreat
and Tribal College
Faculty Preparation Training |
Audubon Society Global Warming
Action Workshop June 19, 2010 Aurora, OH Free workshop on how global warming is affecting birds and wildlife. www.clevelandaudubon.org |
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National Congress of the American Indian (NCAI) 2010 Mid-Year
Conference Dates: June 20-23, 2010 Rapid City, SD |
Nation Building for Native Youth
2010 Summer Leadership Institute |
5th
Annual Tribal Leader/Scholar Forum June 22, 2010 Rapid City, South Dakota. http://www.ncaiprc.org/ |
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Decolonizing
Indian Education June 21-23, 2010 University of Oregon Eugene http://www.oiea.org/ |
Stabilizing
Indigenous languages Symposium |
Civic Leadership Institute June 27 - 16, Baltimore July 11 - 30) Chicago , July 18-August 6, San Francisco Designed to help high school students develop the skills they need to make a positive impact on society. www.civiceducationproject.com/ |
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Giants in the Mountains: The Search for Sasquatch Ends: June 27, 2010 Tacoma. Washington An exhibit that includes footprint casts, ancient stone carvings and Indian masks. www.washingtonhistory.org |
Mario Savio Young
Activist Award |
Captain Planet Foundation: Education Grants |
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International Fund for Cultural Diversity
Deadline: June 30, 2010 From UNESCO http://portal.unesco.org |
Best Buy
Children's Foundation Community Grants |
Preservation and Access Research and Development Grants Deadline: July 1, 2010 Provides support for projects that address challenges in preserving or providing access to humanities collections and resources. www.neh.gov/ |
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Wildlife Forever Deadline: July 1, 2010 Support habitat restoration and acquisition, research and management, and educational projects throughout the United States. www.wildlifeforever.org/ |
Vine Deloria, Jr.
Indigenous Studies Symposium |
Summer Institute for Intercultural Communication
July 14-30, 2010 Portland, Oregon http://www.intercultural.org/ |
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Children of Many Colors Powwow July 16-18, 2010 Moorpark, CA http://www.RedbirdsVision.org |
For All My
Relations Conference |
AISES Google Scholarship Deadline: July 18, 2010 For Native Students pursuing degrees in the computer science, computer engineering and management information systems http://www.aises.org |
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10th International Conference on
Diversity in Organizations, Communities, and Nations July 19-21, 2010 Location: Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland http://www.Diversity-Conference.com |
Free Minds, Free People |
Scholarships for Business Majors Deadline: July 23, 2010 Awards scholarships to American Indian college or graduate students majoring in business http://ncaied.org/scholarships.php |
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Closing the Huge Vocabulary
Gap July 27-28, 2009 Green Bay, WI www.stcstt.com |
AT Anderson Scholarship Program |
Storytelling,
Memories and Identity Constructions July 28 - August 2, 2010 Mexico City, Mexico www.hnet.org/ |
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American Finance Officers
Association Scholarship Deadline: July 30, 2010 Open to American Indian/Alaska Native students pursuing a degree in a financially related discipline. http://www.nafoa.org/. |
Summer Cultural Arts Classes for Adults and Children August 2-6, 2010 Portland, IN Sponsored by NCGLNAC (National Center for Great Lakes Native American Culture) www.ncglnac.org |
Skin as Material and Metaphor Part I: Ends August 1, 2010. Part II: September 4, 2010 - January 16, 2011 George Gustav Heye Center, NYC A symbolic reminder of historical misrepresentation, exploitation, and racial politics http://www.nmai.si.edu/ |
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Recommended SOURCES: |
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How Can I Get an Indian Scholarship? |
List of Tribal Colleges |
BrainTrack Directory for university/college searches. |
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Catching the Dream Formerly "The Native American Scholarship Fund" |
How to Spot a Scholarship Scam | |
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Background: Robert Kaufman Fabrics: http://www.robertkaufman.com/ |
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